Columbia

From: Brian Chase <vaxzilla_at_jarai.org>
Date: Sun Feb 2 19:55:00 2003

On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Ed Tillman wrote:

> Also, I thought their most modern CPU was a 486DX equivalent...

I'd be curious to know what onboard computer systems they've used over
the years. Honeywell Space Systems has an interesting page with a
mention of some Shuttle and ISS related computers:

  http://content.honeywell.com/Space/products/Electronics.htm
  http://content.honeywell.com/Space/hsf/default.htm
  http://content.honeywell.com/Space/SpaceShuttle.htm

Most of it is rather vague, though there are mentions of Intel
processors with added mathcoprocessors. And there's a mention of
a 32-bit 80960 in there.

I wonder what they were using during the early 1980s.

-brian.
Received on Sun Feb 02 2003 - 19:55:00 GMT